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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the most popular prop at Randy's lecture?

2. How did Randy's landlord get hurt?

3. Who gave Randy the idea to motivate his students in 1997?

4. How did Randy describe being hip?

5. What habit of Randy's did his mother hate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when a girl sent Randy a thank you note?

2. Why did Randy have extra slides set aside for his lecture?

3. What caused Randy to believe so firmly in preparation?

4. How did Randy say time should be managed?

5. What did the crayon box mean for Randy?

6. How did Randy define experience?

7. How did Randy say he felt about his cancer diagnosis at the end of the lecture?

8. How did Randy motivate his computer science class in 1997?

9. Why couldn't Randy give his message to his kids personally?

10. What was Tommy's goal in life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened when Father died, and what effect did the death have on Randy?

Essay Topic 2

Randy endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

How did Randy and Jai meet, and what led to their relationship? What message did Randy send through sharing this story?

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